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Fort Flagler State Park Nature Guide

Included in this guide are some of the species you might see at Fort Flagler State Park, Wa.
The plants and animals in this list are drawn from historical records specific to the Olympic Peninsula, the Salish Sea and its surrounding uplands. How many can you find?

Belted Kingfisher 1
Megaceryle alcyon
Eurasian Collared Dove 2
Streptopelia decaocto
Rock Dove 3
Columba livia
Mourning Dove 4
Zenaida macroura
Rock Sandpiper 5
Calidris ptilocnemis
Sanderling 6
Calidris alba
Western Sandpiper 7
Calidris mauri
Dunlin 8
Calidris alpina
Solitary Sandpiper 9
Tringa solitaria
Greater Yellowlegs 10
Tringa melanoleuca
Whimbrel 11
Numenius phaeopus
Black Turnstone 12
Arenaria melanocephala
Marbled Godwit 13
Limosa fedoa
Horned Grebe 10
Podiceps auritus
Double-crested Cormorant 14
Phalacrocorax auritus
Brandt's Cormorant 15
Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Pelagic Cormorant 16
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Western Gull 17
Larus occidentalis
Heermann's Gull 18
Larus heermanni
Mew Gull 19
Larus canus
Pigeon Guillemot 15
Cepphus columba
Rhinoceros Auklet 1
Cerorhinca monocerata
Pacific Loon 10
Gavia pacifica
Common Loon 20
Gavia immer
Killdeer 21
Charadrius vociferus
Black Oystercatcher 15
Haematopus bachmani
Black-bellied Plover 22
Pluvialis squatarola
Great Blue Heron 15
Ardea herodias
Red-tailed Hawk 23
Buteo jamaicensis
Bald Eagle 24
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Anna's Hummingbird 22
Calypte anna
Rufous Hummingbird 23
Selasphorus rufus
Mallard 25
Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail 26
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 27
Anas crecca
Common Goldeneye 12
Bucephala clangula
Bufflehead 28
Bucephala albeola
Barrow's Goldeneye 12
Bucephala islandica
Red-breasted Merganser 29
Mergus serrator
Surf Scoter 30
Melanitta perspicillata
Brant 31
Branta bernicla
Canada Goose 32
Branta canadensis
Wood Duck 33
Aix sponsa
Harlequin Duck 10
Histrionicus histrionicus
Cedar Waxwing 34
Bombycilla cedrorum
Brown Creeper 35
Certhia americana
House Wren 20
Troglodytes aedon
Bewick's Wren 22
Thryomanes bewickii
Common Raven 36
Corvus corax
American Crow 37
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Steller's Jay 38
Cyanocitta stelleri
Lincoln's Sparrow 39
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow 17
Melospiza melodia
Fox Sparrow 1
Passerella iliaca
White-crowned Sparrow 40
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow 41
Zonotrichia atricapilla
Spotted Towhee 42
Pipilo maculatus
Western Meadowlark 22
Sturnella neglecta
Red-winged Blackbird 43
Agelaius phoeniceus
Savannah Sparrow 44
Passerculus sandwichensis
Dark-eyed Junco 45
Junco hyemalis
Black-headed Grosbeak 22
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Cliff Swallow 46
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Barn Swallow 47
Hirundo rustica
Violet-green Swallow 10
Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 20
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
American Robin 48
Turdus migratorius
Hermit Thrush 17
Catharus guttatus
House Sparrow 49
Passer domesticus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 50
Sitta canadensis
European Starling 51
Sturnus vulgaris
Pileated Woodpecker 52
Dryocopus pileatus
Northern Flicker 53
Colaptes auratus
Red-breasted Sapsucker 12
Sphyrapicus ruber
Barred Owl 25
Strix varia
Northern Pacific Tree Frog 54
Pseudacris regilla
Northern Red-legged Frog 10
Rana aurora
Northwestern Salamander 55
Ambystoma gracile
Long-toed Salamander 56
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Ensatina 57
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Rough-skinned Newt 9
Taricha granulosa
Common Garter Snake 58
Thamnophis sirtalis
Puget Sound Garter Snake 59
Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii
Northwestern Garter Snake 60
Thamnophis ordinoides
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake 61
Thamnophis elegans
Northern Alligator Lizard 62
Elgaria coerulea
Harbour Porpoise 63
Phocoena phocoena
Common Raccoon 23
Procyon lotor
Harbor Seal 9
Phoca vitulina
Northern Elephant Seal 40
Mirounga angustirostris
Long-tailed Weasel 64
Mustela frenata
Mountain Lion 65
Puma concolor
Coyote 66
Canis latrans
Mule Deer 67
Odocoileus hemionus
Columbian Black-tailed Deer 68
Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
Townsend's Vole 69
Microtus townsendii
Douglas' Squirrel 70
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Coast Mole
Scapanus orarius
American Shrew-mole 71
Neurotrichus gibbsii
Western Honey Bee 72
Apis mellifera

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